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Corn prices take run at all-time high
Our short supply for the old grain crop is leading into fundamental numbers that make us think the tight supply continues for the next year.
Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium nets favorable updates for corn, beans and wheat
Corn, soybean and wheat associations note success at annual symposium.
Columbiana County Fair salutes Purple Heart veterans
The 2010 Columbiana County Fair saluted the county’s Purple Heart veterans with a moving ceremony Aug. 8.
Economists in the house? Run!
Don’t’ look now, but Dr. Econ — that master of the malaprop, that tangled tiller of economic turnips, the clearest, coldest-eyed killer of the English language — just walked into the office of your faithful reporter and, trapped, I can only… Dr. Econ, how have you been?
Big biz and the big university
When David Chicoine explains his new, part-time job — one of 11 members of the board of directors at seed giant Monsanto Co. — it all sounds very smart, very modern, very…good. “Big companies like Monsanto,” related Chicoine in an April 21 telephone interview, “have contacts anywhere they find talent. Their only interest is high
Ohio Maple Days: There’s so much to say about syrup
KIDRON, Ohio — As technology improves, our production practices tend to change. Whether you’re milking cows or growing apples, it’s natural to check out the latest trends and newest equipment. But cutting-edge innovations often come with a big price tag, so how can you be sure those new ideas are worth a hefty initial investment?
Old guard still reigns at USDA, even under Obama
Although Barack Obama has been president but a few days we can already say with certainty — unlike before his inauguration — he cannot fly, leap tall buildings or walk on water. Those feats, however, are chopped liver compared to cracking the good old boy cabal at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Buckling So far,
It’s reasonable: Our money, our rules
The news from Geneva July 29 that the World Trade Organization’s Doha Round of global trade talks had “collapsed” hardly came as news to anyone other than WTO leader Pascal Lamy and U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab. Both had assumed their negotiating strategy — a concession by Europe here, the slow sell-out of U.S. farmers
Business Profile: COBA/Select Sires
COLUMBUS –Dairy and beef breeders know to turn to COBA/Select Sires for the best genetics to get their cows and heifers pregnant. The farmer-owned cooperative celebrated 2007 as its 11th consecutive phenomenal sales year, according to general manager Bernie Heisner. In 1997, COBA sold 670,884 units of semen. Ten years later, in the same market
Electoral College: Outdated or a necessary evil?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — In the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore beat George Bush by more than 500,000 votes, yet the lasting image of that campaign is poll workers in Florida examining voter cards for hanging chads. At stake were Florida’s 25 Electoral College votes. Because a slim majority of Florida voters chose Bush, those
